Right, but it was a movie about Steve Jobs. I don't think typical movie going public is going to make too much of a distinction. I'm not saying its going to be a bad movie, but with the prior movie doing poorly, this may be a hard sell.

I don't think that too many people went to see The Social Network because it was specifically about about Facebook/Zuckerberg. This may be a bit different because Jobs' name will be in the title.

The left looks like Christain Bale, and the right looks like a younger Steve Jobs... wait... it is Bale and Jobs!

((yea, they look nothing alike... and I used to think all Caucasian with with facial hair looks the same))

Well, Bale HAS pulled off some crazy feats on acting... if anyone can pulled off Jobs, Bale could.

Certainly various facial features (beyond just facial hair or color of the skin) are far from nothing alike and are actually similar enough that with some makeup Bale can very likely pull of Jobs quite well.

I don't think that too many people went to see The Social Network because it was specifically about about Facebook/Zuckerberg. This may be a bit different because Jobs' name will be in the title.

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With a combination of involvement (or in some cases potential involvement) of people like Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, perhaps even Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with combination of some star-power like Christian Bale and/or some others, that alone can bring quite a few people to the theater. And the story of Steve Jobs and in some sense Apple overall (both of which are fairly well known these days, perhaps even more than Zuckerberg/Facebook) can bring even more.

You're right. Whenever someone creates a product that consumers don't like, no one else in the industry should try creating a better product. That is why apple doesn't sell tablets, phones, or computers. It is also why they aren't developing a smartwatch or a television...

On a side note, Sorkin started planning out this film before the Kutcher film started production, so technically the Kutcher movie was just an attempt to get a movie out there first, and Sorkin is trying to do it right. (A more apt apple comparison )